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John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Wright, after Thomas Phillips
stipple engraving, published 18 June 1816
14 7/8 in. x 12 7/8 in. (378 mm x 327 mm) plate size; 23 1/8 in. x 17 3/8 in. (586 mm x 440 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1975
Reference Collection
NPG D34680

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  • T. Cadell & W. Davies (active 1795-1817), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 236 portraits.
  • Henry Meyer (1782?-1847), Portrait painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 281 portraits.
  • Thomas Phillips (1770-1845), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 218 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
  • John Wright (circa 1745-1820), Engraver and miniaturist. Artist or producer associated with 33 portraits.

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  • NPG D34681: John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley (from same plate)

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Current affairs

Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.
Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.

Art and science

Jane Austen publishes Emma.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.

International

British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.
Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.

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